A small robot that can shape-shift and produce heat could incinerate cancer cells or stop bleeding from inside the body. It could also be used to ferry drugs directly to tumours or hard-to-reach places like arteries. Tiny robots with soft bodies have shown promise for delivering drugs without causing damage – but adding hard elements could make them more useful. Ren Hao Soon at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, and his colleagues designed the centimetre-sized robot to have overlapping aluminium plates inspired by pangolins, the only mammal with scales. They layered rectangular “scales” over softer,…
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Ever since The Walking Dead wrapped its 11-season run on AMC, the franchise has promised to expand some more thanks to countless spinoffs. The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 launched on June 18, and the early numbers are encouraging. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Old Acquaintances” managed 683,000 viewers in its linear airing on AMC. With simulcasts on AMC Networks cable channels and replays, the number rose to 1.12 million viewers. While these numbers are way down from the original series’ heyday, it is an improvement on the premieres of Interview With the Vampire (622,000 viewers), Mayfair Witches (577,000),…
Gender Identity For Kids by Andy Passchier One of the hallmarks of the past decade has been acceptance. As a result, more and more young people have begun to voice trans and nonbinary gender identities, and naturally they and their parents are looking for accessible, nonjudgmental references to spark discussion and figure out what vocabulary works for them. In their new children’s book, Gender Identity For Kids (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), author and illustrator Andy Passchier has created just that. What is gender and what does it mean to you? What are ways people express their gender? What…
Skilled singer/songwriter, Lauren Glick, has just released her fifth blues album, Lush. Glick’s latest record pushes emotional boundaries – delivering fans and listeners with words of advice, warning, and encouragement. The album stays true to its theme of perseverance, circling the intensity of walking away from bad relationships, finding strength in weakness, and perhaps most ardently, owning who you are. This 9-track album strikes a perfect balance between sweet blues and hard rock, Glick’s fiery vocals and musical flair reminiscent of artists like Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt, while infusing her own unique perspective and musicianship. Starting off the record with…
The Evobits “farm” in Romania mines the Ethereum and Zilliqa cryptocurrenciesAkos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty Images Quantum computers could be used to mine existing cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or future, more energy-efficient ones, slashing their electricity use, according to two new analyses. Cryptocurrencies that rely on a “proof of work” method perform computationally intensive calculations to produce new coins and certify transactions, at great energy cost. Some networks have moved to less power-hungry techniques, like Ethereum’s “proof of stake”, but bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, still runs on proof of work and consumes 0.5 per cent of electricity globally. Now, two proposals…
Whether a beauty editor, makeup artist, dermatologist or content creator, those who work in the beauty industry receive, test, and try hundreds of new products every week. We’re inundated with press releases about the latest formula innovations and ingredient trends, and we’re often the first to share the scoop on a new product or to front a brand’s latest advertising campaign. It’s still a great way to stay on top of what’s current, but trends work a little differently these days. Whereas in the past, brands and their big budget advertising campaigns dictated ‘the next big thing’, these days trends have a bottom-up…
Short-video platform Triller is the latest company to stake its claim in the metaverse with the launch Monday of a new platform called Metaverz.Triller said its Metaverz provides virtual spaces where users can gather to watch live music and sporting events, such as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship or the Triller Fight Club, and interact with artists and other fans.Its first event takes place on October 22 with DJ Sam Feldt performing an electronic set from the Netherlands, then dropping into Metaverz’s virtual nightclub as an avatar to mingle with guests. The virtual performance is one of 2,000 events Triller and…
Lady Gaga “can’t wait” for Little Monsters to experience her upcoming Chromatica Ball film. The pop superstar and Oscar-winning actress confirmed in an Instagram post on Friday (June 16) that she is working hard on numerous artistic projects, including an edit for a movie based on her 2022 headlining concert tour. “I prepared for months developing my character for Joker, I filmed [Joker: Folie à Deux] for many months (a very introspective time),” Gaga wrote in a lengthy message. “I have been running my start-up Haus Labs, doing philanthropic work, and additionally have been working on The Chromatica Ball film…
Stars at Noon review – mysterious and opaque 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if (msgIsString)…
All good things must come to an end, and we’re reaching the last song for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the Disney+ original series will end with its upcoming fourth season. “This series was always about found family, and about making something you love with people you love. In other words, it was a tribute to theater kids,” showrunner Tim Federle said in a statement to the outlet. “I can’t wait for our dedicated fan base to watch this world-class cast take a final bow.” The final season will bring back…
CLIMATEWIRE | NASA wants to know more about climate-juiced hurricanes. To help with that effort, the space agency on Thursday night plans to launch two small satellites, called “CubeSats,” into orbit roughly 350 miles above the Earth, where they should help scientists better understand what NASA calls “high-impact meteorological events,” or tropical storms. A scheduled launch at midnight eastern on Thursday was scrubbed because of “strong upper-level winds,” the agency said. NASA plans to try again at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday. The CubeSats — roughly the size of a shoebox — will join two similar satellites launched in May to form a…
A Boy, an Orphanage, a Cuban Refugee by Tony Dora “I became a man when I was nine. My other option was death.” Why would parents send their children, alone, to a foreign country with no guarantee they would ever see them again? In the early 1960s, over 14,000 unescorted children fled Cuba for the U.S. Under Castro’s tyrannical regime, the state confiscated people’s property and bank accounts. Food, clothing, and medicine were rationed. Houses of worship were attacked. There was no freedom. When Tony and Norma boarded the plane, they had no idea what the future would hold. This…
A satellite image of ice swirls in the Sea of Okhotsk captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite on May 28. The snow-covered land mass is Russia’s P’yagina Peninsula. (Image credit: Wanmei Liang/MODIS/NASA Earth Observatory)A stunning new satellite image shows an enormous mass of melting sea ice elegantly swirling around a Russian peninsula in the Arctic. Although beautiful, the scene is a sombre reminder of the ever-increasing effects of climate change.NASA’s Aqua satellite snapped the dazzling ice display on May 28 twirling around the Sea of Okhotsk for hundreds of miles, just off the coast of Russia’s snow-covered P’yagina Peninsula. The image…
The Rookie’s fifth season gave us several new dynamics to delve into, but nothing hit the sweet spot quite like the newfound love between Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen, affectionately dubbed Chenford by fans. Evolving from a friendship to a romance, Chenford has captivated audiences. After starting as a training officer and his rookie during the series’ earlier seasons, Tim and Lucy began to develop deeper feelings for one another that threaded through The Rookie Season 4. With their feelings and careers on the line, the pair decided to take the plunge during The Rookie Season 5 to finally see…
On Friday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry went for a date in Santa Barbara at Sushi Bar. The Duchess of Sussex was wearing a chocolate brown wraparound dress with long sleeves and was carrying a white bucket purse over one shoulder in photos taken by TMZ. Her hair was drawn back in a long ponytail and she wore gold earrings. Harry was dressed casually in white slacks and a black t-shirt. The restaurant is close to their California home in Montecito. The Prince recently returned to his family after visiting the UK for King Charles’ coronation last weekend. He flew…
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said at least four cities of Odisha will get the 5G telephony services by March 2023 and 80 percent area of the state will have access to the upgraded network by the end of next year.Around 200 big cities in the country will be covered in the first phase of the launch of 5G services, and it will be subsequently extended to towns and rural areas, he said on the sidelines of a programme here.”In the first phase, four-five cities of Odisha will get 5G services by March 2023, and by the end of…
Masked metallers Slipknot have unleashed a surprise six-song EP, Adderall, along with two new music videos. The videos are for the previously unreleased tracks “Memories (Adderall – Rough Demo)” and “Death March,” with both clips directed by Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan. The Adderall EP features alternate versions and reworkings of the band’s song “Adderall,” as well as the non-LP tracks “Death March,” “Red or Redder” and “Hard to Be Here.” The original version of “Adderall” is the leadoff track on Slipknot’s most recent album, 2022’s The End, So Far. “Deconstructing to continuously pave the way for evolution,” Clown said…
Is the movie world ready for another Batman?It’s already got Robert Pattinson playing the Batman of The Batman, which is getting a sequel in a few years. It’s also got Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton in The Flash, which is just out in theaters. And it’s about to get a new Batman and a new Robin, in a film titled The Brave and the Bold, which will be part of the new DC Movie Universe that is being overseen by James Gunn and Peter Safran.The film will supposedly be drawn from recent Batman comics about Bruce Wayne and his son Damien, who becomes the fifth person to claim…
Visually striking layers of burnt orange, yellow, silver, brown and blue-tinged black are characteristic of banded iron formations, sedimentary rocks that may have prompted some of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth’s history, according to new research from Rice University. The rocks contain iron oxides that sank to the bottom of oceans long ago, forming dense layers that eventually turned to stone. The study published this week in Nature Geoscience suggests the iron-rich layers could connect ancient changes at Earth’s surface — like the emergence of photosynthetic life — to planetary processes like volcanism and plate tectonics. In addition to…
Mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark died Monday, June 12 at the age of 66. The statement her family gave listed the cause of death as appendix cancer. Clark was born in New York City in 1956 and was the daughter of suspense author Mary Higgins Clark. Carol Higgins Clark got her start acting, and even had a few credits in movies based on her mother’s books, before she got introduced to the writing process by retyping her mother’s manuscripts. It was this time spent discussing her mother’s characters and plots that led to her writing her own books. In 1992,…
Another limited series is getting the ongoing series treatment. Hulu has officially picked up Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2, almost two years after the freshman season wrapped. Variety first reported the news, revealing that Nicole Kidman would return to star and executive produce. This isn’t the first limited series with Kidman at the wheel to score a surprise second season: HBO’s Big Little Lies famously returned to tell more stories about the characters from Big Little Lies Season 1. Kidman will, once again, play the role of resort director Masha. But the rest of the cast from Nine Perfect Strangers…
So, what exciting footwear trends have we spotted on the feet of fashion’s best dressed so far this year? Well, there’s a little something for everyone in this mixed bag of heels, flats, boots and sandals, so whether you’re into cool-girl boots, pretty ballet flats, or statement prints, there’s something you’re going to love in this line-up. Below, I’ve put together an edit of the six biggest shoe styles set to take over this spring, along with the six that I’ll be phasing out for now in favour of something a little fresher. And the best part? You can shop all of these styles at our luxury go-to, NET-A-PORTER, so…
House of the Dragon episode 10 trailer is out. HBO has dropped a preview for next week’s final episode of the first season of the Game of Thrones prequel series, picking up after Rhaenys Velaryon’s explosive getaway from King’s Landing, after being held captive. Titled “The Black Queen,” House of the Dragon season 1 finale hints at the aftermath of Aegon’s ascension to the Iron Throne, with Princess Rhaenyra being informed of the treacherous goings-on at the household. House of the Dragon episode 10 premieres October 24 at 6:30am IST/ October 23 at 9pm ET on Disney+ Hotstar and HBO…
Tim Robinson’s Netflix series, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, returns for its third season on Tuesday, May 30. The new season’s trailer has been revealed today, and it makes note of the guest stars appearing this time around. It includes actors who have appeared on the show before, including Sam Richardson, Will Forte, Patti Harrison, Tim Heidecker, and Conner O’Malley, plus newcomers Tom Scharpling, Jason Schwartzman, Tim Meadows, Fred Armisen, Ayo Edebiri, Beck Bennett, and more. Watch the trailer below.Last year, Robinson won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series…
A new Warrior Season 3 trailer has been released for the upcoming season of the Max martial arts drama ahead of its June 29 premiere. “In the wake of the race riots that upended Chinatown in season two, Mai Ling uses her government connections to consolidate power, while Ah Sahm and the Hop Wei must find new ways to survive,” reads the logline for the third season. Check out the Warrior Season 3 trailer below: What is Warrior about? Based on the writings of martial arts legend Lee, the gritty, action-packed crime drama is created and executive produced by Jonathan…
“The idea that this stuff could actually get smarter than people…. I thought it was way off…. Obviously, I no longer think that,” Geoffrey Hinton, one of Google’s top artificial intelligence scientists, also known as “the godfather of AI,” said after he quit his job in April so that he can warn about the dangers of this technology. He’s not the only one worried. A 2023 survey of AI experts found that 36 percent fear that AI development may result in a “nuclear-level catastrophe.” Almost 28,000 people have signed on to an open letter written by the Future of Life…
I love listening to historical romances. In one episode of Friends, Chandler asks Rachel, “You’re jealous of Princess Caroline?” and Rachel whines, “Do I have my own castle?” If that doesn’t explain the allure of historical romance, I certainly can’t do any better. And if there’s anything that historical television shows like Bridgerton and Downton Abbey have proved, it’s that the voices, the accents, the arch intonations of high society and working class personalities from eras long past keep modern audiences rapt. Hearing all the voices in a historical romance immerses listeners in the author’s chosen time period and world building. As an added benefit, this group…
A carved stone penis found buried in the rubble of a demolished medieval Spanish tower was likely used to sharpen weapons.Archaeologists with Arbore Arqueoloxía, an archaeology cooperative, found the 6-inch-long (15 centimeters) artifact on May 19 during an excavation at an archaeological site in the Ría de Vigo estuary of northwestern Spain. The site once housed a medieval complex punctuated by a tower that had been destroyed during the Irmañdino Revolts, a series of battles that unfolded during the mid-15th century in which citizens rose up against the ruling nobility, archaeologists said in a statement.”It is an interesting object because…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the June 13 episode of Jeopardy!] In the June 13 episode of Jeopardy!, five-day champion Suresh Krishnan had to defend his $53,999 total winnings against nonprofit fundraiser Laura Blyler Scanland and graduate student Joe Siebert. But as the game went on, people began to notice all the triple stumpers going on throughout, especially one that involved The Lord’s Prayer. As the game kicked off, host Mayim Bialik began to read the clue “Matthew 6:9 says, ‘Our Father, which art in heaven, [this] be thy name,” leaving all three contestants stumped on “hallowed.” This…
On May 13, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s son RZA celebrated his first birthday and on Saturday night his dad gave fans a glimpse into his first year with a carousel of photos on Instagram. In the caption, he wrote, “WU TANG IZ 4 DA CHUREN’ HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO MY 1st BORN. RZA.”The post seemed to confirm the boy’s name after his birth certificate was leaked with the moniker RZA Athelston Mayers. The original RZA of the Wu-Tang clan was Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, and the loving parents are clearly fans of the rapper and his stage name. The caption also…